Review by: Paul Towers, 11/04/19
Zigger Zagger by Peter Terson
A Made At Curve production directed by Mandeep Glover
Curve Studio 11 – 13 April 2019
“hugely talented cast of mostly under 15’s”
Back in 1967 new playwright Peter Terson penned this definitive
illustration of the psychology behind football club worship and the resulting
hooliganism for the National Youth Theatre.
I remember seeing the BBC production in 1967 and was struck
by the visceral reality of working class tribalism in a way that had never been
seen on television at the time.
Specifically designed for the theatre, and especially youth
groups, it works best with a large cast and a fairly bare stage. With Curve’s
backing the set is a lot more than minimal giving the large cast of 27 from the
Curve Young Company 12+ plenty of room to people the community of fans.
1960’s teenager Harry Philton (William Hutchins), only son
of a single mother (Ethan Tannahill), has drifted through school with only his
Saturday visits to his beloved football club with best mate Zigger (Max Strong)
to look forward to. Zigger is a less than perfect influence.
Harry has reached that point at school where he has to make
a decision as to what his future will be. He toys with the army but fails the
medical. Is football to be the only worthwhile thing in his life?
The hugely talented cast of mostly under 15’s show lots of
promise for the future of young actors
and several will, I am sure, make their mark both locally and nationally if
they so wish.
Zigger Zagger is on at Curve until Saturday 13th April
www.curveonline.co.uk
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